Arsenal transfer news: Gunners 'reignite' interest in £60m star while talks held for Cristian Romero

Arsenal person reportedly reignited their involvement successful signing Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa this summertime arsenic Mikel Arteta looks to bolster his options astatine the back.

The Premier League champions are keen to adhd an experienced defender with William Saliba acceptable to miss the commencement of the play owed to a backmost injury.

Jurrien Timber is besides expected to beryllium unavailable for the opening weeks of the run aft missing the 2026 World Cup with the Netherlands due to the fact that of an ongoing groin problem.

Arsenal reignite involvement successful Ezri Konsa? 

Arsenal person already tested Villa's resoluteness with an connection for Konsa, but their archetypal £30m connection for the England planetary was swiftly rejected.

The Villans are understood to beryllium demanding a interest successful the portion of £60m, a valuation Arsenal person nary tendency to meet, though the Gunners judge that a important betterment connected their archetypal connection whitethorn beryllium required.

Following the accomplishment of Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United, Arsenal's attraction has present turned towards strengthening their defence, and according to BBC Sport, they person renewed their involvement successful Konsa.

The 28-year-old has amassed 231 Premier League appearances and offers the benignant of versatility that could marque him peculiarly charismatic to Arteta, having established himself arsenic a centre-back who tin besides run efficaciously astatine right-back.

Konsa remains connected vacation pursuing England's World Cup run and volition not beryllium progressive erstwhile Villa look Paris Saint-Germain successful Wednesday's Super Cup, leaving his contiguous aboriginal somewhat unclear.

Whether Villa would adjacent entertain the imaginable of selling a cardinal subordinate of their defence for thing beneath their £60m valuation remains to beryllium seen, peculiarly with the caller play present rapidly approaching.

Arsenal besides keen connected Cristian Romero? 

Konsa is not the lone experienced centre-back connected Arsenal's radar, with the Gunners besides reportedly holding exploratory talks with Tottenham Hotspur implicit a imaginable determination for skipper Cristian Romero.

The Argentina planetary is wide expected to permission Spurs this summer, with Atletico Madrid presently thought to beryllium starring the race for his signature.

However, Tottenham are reportedly unwilling to entertain the imaginable of selling Romero to their fierce North London rivals, making an Arsenal determination peculiarly hard to envisage.

Even if the Gunners tin tempt Spurs into discussions, the rivalry betwixt the 2 clubs means immoderate woody would transportation considerably much baggage than a accepted transfer.